Billboard campaign seeks to push parole reform bills PUBLISHED 1:14 PM ET Jun. 01, 2021 PUBLISHED 1:14 PM EDT Jun. 01, 2021
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The effort to change New York s parole laws is taking shape this week as advocates plan to bring their case to the districts of the top lawmakers in the state Senate and Assembly.
The People s Campaign for Parole is set to unveil billboards highlighting a pair of parole reform bills they want the legislature to take up in the coming days. One bill makes it easier for older people who are incarcerated to gain their release from prison. Another bill is meant to streamline the parole process in New York overall.
Local leaders took a nine-and-a-half minute break out of their day to honor Floyd’s unwanted legacy, a nod to the amount of time he was pinned under Minnesota cop Derek Chauvin’s knee during a Memorial Day arrest last year.
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Local leaders took a nine-and-a-half minute break out of their day to honor Floyd’s unwanted legacy, a nod to the amount of time he was pinned under Minnesota cop Derek Chauvin’s knee during a Memorial Day arrest last year.
The Rev. Al Sharpton hosted elected officials including Mayor de Blasio at his National Action Network headquarters in Harlem, where city leaders took a knee to mark the last minutes and seconds of Floyd’s stolen life.
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